Imperial County

Imperial County is located in southeastern California. The County Seat is El Centro and the largest city is El Centro. The Official Web Site is located at http://www.co.imperial.ca.us/. The 2014 population estimate is 179,091 and the 2010 census population was 174,528. The land area is 4,176.60 square miles and there are 41.8 persons per square mile.

89.6% of the population is White, 3.5% is Black or African American, 81.8% is Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% is Asian, 2.6% is American Indian or Alaska Native, 0.2% is Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 1.8% is two or more races. 64.5% have a high school degree or higher, and 13.3% have a Bachelor degree or higher.

The median home value is $147,300, there are 48,099 households, an average of 3.42 persons per household. The per capita income is $16,763, the median household income is $41,807, and 23.3% of the persons in Imperial County are considered below poverty level.

The total number of firms, at last estimate, was 10,129. Retail sales (in $1000) were $1,727,258, and sales per capita were $10,771. The percentage of black-owned firms is 2.6%, and the percentage of women-owned firms is 28.8%.